FOR BUSINESSES

Core services

• copy-editing
• proofreading
• editorial style guide creation
• audio and video checks
• web editing.

Well-presented, error-free content promotes trust in your business and brand. If you are short on time or under pressure, share your workload with me. I can copy-edit to help establish voice and consistency, or proofread to dot the proverbial 'i' and check that pesky 't' is crossed.

I usually edit in Microsoft Word or with PDF markup using Adobe tools or traditional BSI proofreading stamps.

I can also create an editorial style guide, an inhouse reference tool to help establish brand consistency across corporate output, from reports and marketing materials to website copy. (Such guides usually specify preferred spelling and punctuation, alongside useful information on key grammar conventions.)

Why hire an editor?

The services of an editor are invaluable if you want to be confident your words are fit for purpose and look good on the page – whether the final format is print or online.

Professionally trained editors develop expertise and discipline enabling us to drill down into the detail. Applying our skills, we refine words so they are accurate, clear and consistent by:

• establishing voice and style
• improving text flow
• removing ambiguity
• raising queries
• checking grammar, spelling and punctuation.

(Actually, sometimes it feels like a bit of a curse, we are never off duty – even restaurant menus get the treatment. ‘Desert?’ ‘Yes, please, I'll have a large Gobi!’)